Ciaran de Galway was a founding member and the second party leader of the Social Liberal Party in Kirlawa. He was also the first member of the party to serve as President, winning the party's nomination and then the presidential election in 2458, as well as the leader of the idealist faction of the party. Poor health, ongoing conflict with the pragmatist faction of the party led by Patrick Robinson and the merger of the SLP with the Reform-Independent Party saw de Galway retire during the 2460 election, although he supported the eventual winner of that election, Chorus Yorke.